Packing-board for trunks.



Patented May 30, 1911.

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W. S. MOSBY.

PACKING BOARD FOR TRUNKS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1910.

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WILTON S. MOSBY, 0F NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

PACKING-BOARD FOR TRUNKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1911.

Application filed August 3, 1910. Serial No. 575,293.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVIL'roN S. MosBY, a citizen of the United States,residingat Newport News, in the county of \Varwmk and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing- Boards forTrunks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to packing boards for trunks sample cases,packing boxes and similar devices, and one of the principal objects ofthe same is to provide a packmg board for pressing down and holdingsecure articles in a trunk or traveling case, said packing board beingadjustably locked at any desired position in the trunk or travelmg case.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a packing board fitted ina trunk or traveling case, and provided with looking devices for holdingthe same in adjusted position in the trunk to firmly secure articlesagainst movement when the trunk is moved about in transit.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a trunk or traveling case with the coverremoved and showing the packing board in position for use. Fig. 2 is avertical sect-ion taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of oneof the keepers adapted to be secured to the inner walls of the trunk.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a trunk or packingcase which may be of the usual or any suitable size or construction.Secured to the inner walls of the trunk or traveling case at suitablepoints are keepers comprising outwardly bent flanges 2 having screwholes 3 therein for securing the said keepers to the trunk body.Projecting inwardly from the flanges 2 is a rib or projecting portion 4provided with slots 5 disposed at suitable distances apart for a purposewhich will presently appear.

A packing board 6 is fitted to slide freely within the trunk or packingcase 1, said packing board being made of a rigid piece of materialhaving secured at points in line with the keepers 4, locking deviceseach comprising a sliding bolt casing 7 secured to the board by means ofscrews 8, said casing having a slot 9 in its upper side and a fiatsliding bolt 10 adapted to engage any of the slots 5 in the keepers 4.An operating knob 11 is secured to each of the bolts 10, the shank ofsaid knob extending through the slot 9 and secured to the fiat bolt 10.Secured to the packing board 6 adjacent to the inner ends of the casings7 are arcuate wear plates 12, each provided with a slot 13. A springlocking lever 14 pivoted at 15 to the board is provided with adownturned finger 16 which engages the slot 13 in the wear plate 12 whenswung into line with the sliding bolt 10. A slot 17 is formed in theboard in line with the slot 13 in the wear plate 12. The spring lockinglever 14 is provided with a knob or handle 18 for operating the same.Lifting loops 19 may be secured to the upper face of the packing board 6for lifting the board out of the trunk and replacing it.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the packing board 6 beingplaced upon articles packed within a trunk or case, can be pushed downto firmly hold the articles in place against movement in shipping, saidboard being adjustably held in place by moving the sliding bolts 10 toengage any of the slots 5 in the keepers 4. hen the board has beenproperly adjusted in the trunk the spring locking levers 14 are swunginto line with the bolts 10 and the fingers 16 will engage the slots 13in the wear plates 12. When it is desired to remove the packing boardthe spring locking levers 14 are raised to withdraw the fingers 16 fromthe slots 13, said levers being then swung to one side or the other ofthe wear plate 6, permitting the sliding bolts to be moved inward todisengage them from the keepers 4.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a packing board made inaccordance wit my invention, can be produced at low cost, can be appliedto any trunk, traveling case or packing boX for holding articles firmlyin the same to prevent movement during shipping.

I claim:

A packing board for traveling cases comprising a board fitted Within thecase and In testimony whereof I afliX my signature provided githahseries of slilcilingfbolts, keepin presence of two Witnesses. v

ers secure to t e inner Wa s 0 the trave 7 ing case to receive thebolts, and means for w WILTON MOSBL looking the bolts in projectedpositions, said Witnesses:

means each comprising a pivoted lever hav- J. D. G. BROWN,

ing a downturned finger. W. T. Moss.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

